Release Date: 19 May 2023
Label: Waxtime
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435723700036
Genres: R&B
Release Date: 01 February 2019
Label: Waxtime In Color
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436559465588
Genres: R&B
Release Date: 29 March 2024
Label: Pan Am Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436539310228
Genres: R&B
Description
Limited edition 180g vinyl - audiophile pressing, the complete album + 1 bonus track.
Originally issued in 1959 to capitalize on the crossover success of his single 'Try Me', James Brown's debut LP Please,Please, Pleaseis a collection of 16 of his A and B-sides recorded for the Federal label between 1956 and 1958.
It was also the debut studio album for the Famous Flames, and Originally released as 'James Brown and His Famous Flames'. Evenly split between ballads and up-tempo shouters, the songs here all fall into the same sax-driven, gospel-influenced style that you could hear in any Southern chicken shack or nightclub during the late 1950s.
James Brown: lead vocals plus:
The Famous Flames: Kenny Burrell, Nafloyd Scott, John Faire, Eddie Freeman (guitar), Clarence Mack, Edwyn Conley, Carl Pruitt (bass), Alvin "Fats" Gonder, Ernie Hayes (piano), Edison Gore, Reginald Hall, "Panama" Francis (drums), Wilbert "Lee Diamond" Smith, Ray Felder, Cleveland Lowe, Clifford Scott (tenor saxophone), George Dorsey, John B. Brown (alto saxophone), Bobby Byrd, Johnny Terry, Sylvester Keels, Nashpendle Knox, Bill Hollings, J.W. Archer, Louis Madison (background vocals).
Produced by Ralph Bass, Andy Gibson.
Recorded at King Studios, Cincinnati and Beltone Studios, New York City (NY) between 1956 and 1958.
Description
180g high-definition premium vinyl pressing for super fidelity, the complete original album + bonus track. "Through the gospel-impassioned fury of his vocals and the complex polyrhythms of his beats, James Brown became the single most important figure in the transformation of rhythm & blues into SOUL music. He was also arguably the most influential African-American artist in the history of popular music.
This special collector's edition of Please, Please, Please on 180gram vinyl was James Brown & The Famous Flames' debut LP (1959) for the King label. This seminal album helped define the primeval nature of soul. It also offers a solid introduction into this Browm's special brand of musical feeling - his passionate style, intense delivery, and innovative R&B sound.
The foot-tapping rhythms, spine-tingling stylings, and sentimental mood renderings so typical of his early performances can all be heard here. Without a doubt, this is the material upon which James Brown's kingdom was built.
"He knew what was important. And he had the best players, the funkiest of all bands." - Rick Rubin
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Marty Robbins
Brenda Lee
Rosie & The Originals
Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond
Aretha Franklin
Wayne Shorter
Little Richard
Oscar Peterson Trio & Milt Jackson
James Brown
James Brown
James Brown
James Brown
James Brown
James Brown
James Brown
